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Board pulls $6,000 bills-payable item for further review after questions on invoices and salt purchases
Summary
Trustees reviewed the bills payable list and discussed a $36,095 Morton Salt purchase and related procurement process; Trustee Jenkins Bell successfully moved to pull invoice 114525 (about $6,000) for separate consideration and staff will provide additional documentation.
During review of the bills payable for Dec. 10, 2025 through Jan. 27, 2026, trustees discussed several large line items, including a Morton Salt invoice totaling about $36,095.91. Trustee Thompson asked whether the salt purchases had followed the bidding process and whether multiple deliveries that spanned November–January had been recorded correctly. Public Works staff explained that orders and deliveries spanned several months, that partial deliveries can result in multiple invoice lines, and that certain contracts are handled as separate purchase agreements rather than a single bid when the salt shed inventory is full.
Trustee Jenkins Bell asked that invoice 114525 (identified in the meeting as about $6,000) be pulled for separate consideration to allow further clarification; the board voted to pull that specific line item for additional review. The clerk then completed the roll call for the remainder of the bills payable, and the motion to proceed with the bills payable list (with 114525 pulled) passed on roll call.
Staff said they will provide supporting documentation and invoices for the pulled item and will follow up on any procurement questions raised by trustees.
